Tuesday, 24 June 2025
*Original Content was created in June 2024
Description
Attend and earn 1.5 CPD hours
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Legal Updates on Insurance Regulations and Legislative Developments
Significant changes to insurance law and insurance regulation are on the horizon in New Zealand. Hear updates on the ongoing reviews and summaries of the confirmed changes
- Natural Hazards Insurance Act 2023 (NHIA)
- Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010 (IPSA) reforms
- Managing climate-related risks
- Insurance contract law review
- Unfair Contract Terms (UCT)
Presented by Emma Moran, Partner, DLA Piper
Chair
Aaron Sherriff, Partner, Duncan Cotterill
Learning Objectives:
- Identify key legislative reforms impacting insurance law in New Zealand, including the NHIA and IPSA
- Understand regulatory developments addressing climate-related risks and unfair contract terms
Presenters
Aaron Sherriff, Partner, Duncan CotterillAaron specialises in commercial litigation and insurance law and has experience managing large, complex disputes, regularly appearing in the Courts and in mediation. He has been in practice for over 20 years and is qualified in both New Zealand and British Columbia, Canada. Aaron has acted for liability and general insurers in both New Zealand and Canada advising on indemnity issues and defending insured liability claims. This includes work on professional negligence claims (particularly engineers and architects), general liability policies (particularly in the construction sector), directors and officers liability policies (including claims by liquidators, minority shareholders and investors), and course of construction/contract works policies. He is also regularly engaged to act for liability and property insurers on first party and third party commercial losses arising out of major events, including fire, earthquake, and flood. Aaron is Duncan Cotterill’s representative on the Global Insurance Legal Connect (GILC) Construction Special Interest Group.
Emma Moran, Partner, DLA Piper
Emma Moran is a Partner in DLA Piper New Zealand's Litigation & Regulatory team. With more than 18 years' experience, she specialises in complex commercial disputes, regulatory investigations and public law matters, acting for corporate, government, financial services, insurance and life sciences clients across New Zealand and internationally. Emma regularly guides clients through settlement negotiations, mediations and alternative dispute resolution processes. She has appeared at all levels of the New Zealand courts, and in specialist tribunals and arbitrations. She is recognised by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories for her dispute resolution and public law expertise.
